# Alpha Mode
**URL:** https://forum.flowx.io/t/alpha-mode/2201
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [May 8, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/alpha-mode/2201 "2026-05-08T21:08:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@jonaroberts](https://forum.flowx.io/u/jonaroberts)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/alpha-mode/2201/1 "2026-05-08T21:08:17Z")
After long pressing the radar color pallet, what is Alpha Mode & Alpha Width? Thank you.
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### Author:  [@duane](https://forum.flowx.io/u/duane)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/alpha-mode/2201/2 "2026-05-08T23:10:50Z")
> **[Flowx Weather Map - Interactive Forecast Visualization Guide](https://flowx.io/help/map/)**
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> Master Flowx interactive maps for weather. Learn to overlay data, control animations, customize visualizations, and analyze weather patterns professionally.
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### Author:  [@jonaroberts](https://forum.flowx.io/u/jonaroberts)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/alpha-mode/2201/3 "2026-05-09T00:56:19Z")
Thanks, Duane. Still don’t understand the alpha region thing, what it is & what it’s for. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@duane](https://forum.flowx.io/u/duane)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/alpha-mode/2201/4 "2026-05-09T09:05:54Z")
Choose wind speed and “Cut” and then set the width to 25%, 50% and 75%. Then change between cut and alpha. If you don’t see a change then there might a bug.
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### Author:  [@jonaroberts](https://forum.flowx.io/u/jonaroberts)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.flowx.io/t/alpha-mode/2201/5 "2026-05-10T00:31:49Z")
Thanks, Duane. Now I see what it does!